VariFlight OTP Report: Korean Air Became the World's Most Punctual Airline while Japan's New Chitose Airport Maintained Leadership in March 20
China Aviation Daily | Apr. 16, 2019
VariFlight, a leading aviation data service provider, has released its latest Airport and Airline On-time Performance (OTP) Reports for March 2019 based on its comprehensive flight database between March 1 and March 31, 2019. The study reveals that New Chitose (CTS) tops the TOP10 global hubs, while Korean Air takes the top spot in the global OTP chart with an on-time arrival rate of 97.40 percent.
Here are some highlights from the reports:
- Japan's New Chitose (CTS) leads among global TOP10 hubs with an on-time departure rate of 93.98 percent and an average departure delay of 7.44 minutes.
- Two Chinese airports join global TOP10 hubs list, where Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) and Urumqi Diwopu (URC) rank sixth and seventh respectively.
- Hangzhou Xiaoshan (HGH) suffers the most from inclement weather, being affected by 77 hours, while Xiamen Gaoqi (XMN) and Nanjing Lukou (NKG) are disrupted for 48 and 47 hours respectively.
- Korean Air takes the top spot in the global OTP chart with an on-time arrival rate of 97.40 percent.
- KMG-JHG route tops the OTP chart for busiest Chinese domestic routes.
The reports which concentrate on punctuality performances of airports and airlines also further investigates airports and airlines based in APAC and China. Backed by VariFlight's complete and accurate aviation data set, the VariFlight OTP report is now one of the most trusted sources to identify on-time performances of the aviation industry. To read the full reports, please click Airport OTP Report and Airline OTP Report.
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